Nine Stories Lesson Plan

Read "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" and "Teddy."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

   Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1

   Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

   Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and...